Media and Communications Industry Project
10 hours face to face + blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This unit allows students to use their media and communication skills and knowledge in an industry engaged project or work placement. Students undertaking this unit are encouraged to work as independent industry practitioners, with supervision from staff and industry mentors to design and implement their chosen media outcome.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of professional practice in media and communication through creation of industry standard project proposals
- Demonstrate ability to work independently and collaboratively on complex tasks that meet the specifications of a proposal or brief for an industry partner
- Exercise initiative and judgment in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice, production and delivery of projects to brief
- Demonstrate critical evaluation techniques to reflect on individual professional practice, production quality or teamwork and professional engagement
- Indicate advanced practitioner level of production and practice in delivering a project or industry experience in a specific media specialisation or major
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Class | 2.00 | 5 weeks | 10 |
| Specified Activities Various | 3.09 | 11 weeks | 34 |
| Unspecified Activities Various | 9.17 | 12 weeks | 110 |
| TOTAL | 154 |
All Applicable Locations
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| TOTAL | 36 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project | Individual | 50% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Project Proposal | Individual | 20% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Reflective Essay | Individual | 30% | 2,3,4,5 |
Content
- Project research development, planning and management
- Critical self reflection
- Meeting media industry standards for professional practice
- Professional engagement and interaction with industry partners
- Teamwork and collaboration skills
- Professional project submission requirements
- As students are undertaking a variety of projects/work placements, individual guidance will be provided to you according to your particular needs
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.